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A lapidary, or, The history of pretious stones: with cautions for the undeceiving of all those that deal with pretious stones

by: Nicols, Thomas

Publication date: 1652

Topics: Gems--Early works to 1800, Lapidaries (Medieval literature), Precious stones--Early works to 1800

Publisher: T. Buck

Collection: gialibrary; additional_collections

Language: English

"[T]his is the first independent gemological book written or published by an [sic] British author. The text is distinctly in two parts, the first being a general treatise on gemstones in 25 unnumbered chapters, while the second...contains 89 numbered chapters, each describing a gemstone, stone, fossil, or other substance then regarded as valuable and classed with precious stones...Here also Nicols gives adulterations, nomenclature, varieties, sources, properties (real & imaginary!), and other useful information."--Gemology, by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 4754.

Notes

Published also in 1653 under title: Arcula gemmea; or, A cabinet of jewels ... and in 1659 under title: Gemmarius fidelius; or, The faithful lapidary.